MINISTER Roisin Shorthall has reiterated her commitment to phasing out of alcohol sponsorship of sports in Ireland as part of an overhaul of alcohol marketing, a key recommendation of the…
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SCOTLAND last week took a major step towards the introduction of minimum pricing, with the announcement that, from next April, alcohol sold there will cost a minimum of 50p per…
THE STRENGTH of the government's commitment to tackling alcohol-related harm in Ireland will become clearer with the imminent decision on the rules governing how retailers separate alcohol from other products.…
We are economically bust, but how is it that we manage to maintain a national booze habit that costs the State upwards of €3.7bn a year? It's stating the bleedin'…
Your editorial (May 17) on the recent UCD research probing the ‘alcoholising’ habits of Irish youth, suggests that it
Bill: New legislation would set the minimum price for alcohol at 50p per unit.© HEMEDIA / SWNS Group
We are economically bust, but how is it that we manage to maintain a national booze habit that costs the State upwards of €3.7bn a year? It's stating the bleedin' obvious to say that we could desperately do with that sort of money, but there isn't a smidgin of outrage at the enormous price we pay f
The Government has kicked to touch its plans to ban sports sponsorship by the alcohol industry as drugs strategy minister RoisÃn Shortall admits it may take up to 10 years to enforce it.
A LABOUR MINISTER has confirmed that the government is pressing ahead with plans to ban drinks companies from sponsoring sporting events. Róisin Shortall told the Dáil that Irish society can no longer tolerate the level of alcohol abuse in this country, particularly among young people, who are part